diff --git a/app/PaymentDrivers/Authorize/AuthorizeCreateCustomer.php b/app/PaymentDrivers/Authorize/AuthorizeCreateCustomer.php
index ce2534f08bb5..7a158115d698 100644
--- a/app/PaymentDrivers/Authorize/AuthorizeCreateCustomer.php
+++ b/app/PaymentDrivers/Authorize/AuthorizeCreateCustomer.php
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ class AuthorizeCreateCustomer
     {
 		error_reporting (E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED);
 
-        $merchantAuthentication = $this->authorize->init();
+        $this->authorize->init();
         // Create the Bill To info for new payment type
         
         $contact = $this->client->primary_contact()->first();
-
+        $refId = 'ref' . time();
+        
         // Create a new CustomerProfileType and add the payment profile object
         $customerProfile = new CustomerProfileType();
         $customerProfile->setDescription($this->client->present()->name());
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class AuthorizeCreateCustomer
 
         // Assemble the complete transaction request
         $request = new CreateCustomerProfileRequest();
-        $request->setMerchantAuthentication($merchantAuthentication);
+        $request->setMerchantAuthentication($this->authorize->merchant_authentication);
         $request->setRefId($refId);
         $request->setProfile($customerProfile);
 
diff --git a/app/PaymentDrivers/AuthorizePaymentDriver.php b/app/PaymentDrivers/AuthorizePaymentDriver.php
index 530c9bbdce4e..8cfd0cc84445 100644
--- a/app/PaymentDrivers/AuthorizePaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/PaymentDrivers/AuthorizePaymentDriver.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AuthorizePaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
 
         return $types;
     }
-    
+
     public function init()
     {
         error_reporting (E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class AuthorizePaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
 
     }
 
-    private function mode()
+    public function mode()
     {
 
         if($this->company_gateway->getConfigField('testMode'))
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class AuthorizePaymentDriver extends BaseDriver
 
     }
 
-    private function findClientGatewayRecord() :?ClientGatewayToken
+    public function findClientGatewayRecord() :?ClientGatewayToken
     {
         return ClientGatewayToken::where('client_id', $this->client->id)
                                  ->where('company_gateway_id', $this->company_gateway->id)